The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-23
MICHIGAN.
Condensed Reports OF the Latest News
from all Parts Of the State.

out lZo,VUV baskets THIS season.
That $500 sewer at Marietta will
be settled by special vote on the 18th.
John wichman, OF East Saginaw,
nearly cut out his right eye whiting
The other day.
William II. Hendricks committed
suicide by shooting at L'Anse Wednes-
day night. No cause.
Gabriel Grobe met a horrible
death in Marquette. He was knocked
across circular saw and cut in two.
- The annual festival of the Tus-
cola County Pioneer society will be
held ON the fairgrounds in Cairo Aug.
20.
The Grandjean grist- mill at Kala-
mazoo, together with It's contents, was
destroyed by hre. Loss, $1,000, unin-
surcd.
William Thorpe. OF Kawkawlin,
has been appointed commissioner TO
construct the kawkawlin and country
line state road.
Maj. j. II. Stone, who died of
Bright's disease at Benton Harbor, a
few days ago, had just reached his
SEVENTEEN birthday.
AT Detroit on the 2lst Johnson
and Harry Wilkes will race for a spe-
cial purse OF $1,000 Johnson TO a
wagon and Wilkes TO harness.
The Deming Foundry. operated by
r.. l.. Workman, and one dwelling
were destroyed by fire at Holland.
The total loss is 1000, with no insur-
ance.
A telegram from Metropolitan
says that the pump in the Sturgeon
river mine has given out, and the shaft,
100 feet deep, has been filed with
water, drowning eight men.
The Iosco county board of super
visors have held meeting and unani-
mously resolved 10 prosecute DIR. Weir
10 the fullest extent OF the law. His
second trial begins July II.
Preparations are being made for
an Indian camp-meeting on the In
dian fields, two miles southwest of
Caro-, July Is. Tribes from the south
ern part of the state and Canada will
be present.
The supreme court has ordered
the board OF supervisors OF Branch
county to pay the account rendered
by parties in Quincy for property de-
stroyed by order OF the board Of health
Of that township.
--I.atoring men are warned against
going to Manistique with the expect
ancy OF obtaining work at high prices.
A correspondent says there are "scores
OF men ia that vicinity who can get
no work except en- the railroad ut $3.50
per day."
Thornapple lake will be a scene of
high carnival on the sd inst, when
the printers of Barry county hold their
big picnic and banquet. II is proposed
10 have something besides printers pi
20 eat and something besides a com
posing stick in the lemonade.
Thomas Paddock, farmer, re-
siding about six miles south of Cold
water, lost $3.50, which money was in
tended for the last payment on his
place. Mr.. Paddock is a poor man.
The money was drawn from the bank
Saturday late In the afternoon, but
was not missed until Sunday morn
ing.
The Secretary OF the Interior af-
firmed the decision Of the Land Com
missioner sustaining the action of the
local officers Of the Marquette District
In rejecting the application of Johna-
than II. Gapen TO locate revolutionary
county land warrants under the act OF
Congress approved Apr. IL, 1860. The
records show that the tracts were previ-
ously patented 10 A. Matthews and
Jay q. Morse respectively.
Fifty section hands on the Titta.
bawassee boom struck for an advance
of s. per month. The wages Of sort
ers and runners, except head men, were
raised on the first OF the month from
e. TO - per month. IL is believed
that the company will concede the
demands Of the men, as many mills
are short of logs. The company has
RATED less than l30,000,0O0 feet TO
date less than one-half the output at
this date last year.
Zen. L.. Heath of Grand Rap
ids was arrested on capias issued at
the instance of Robert Il. Walker,
foreman of Perkins ~ Co.'s machine
works, who claims $4,000 damages
for the alienation of his wifes affec-
tons. Gen. Heath is q prominent cit
iyen and politician. He succeeded